Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Virtual interview via Codility.
The interviewer was very informal and confusing whenever presenting the problems that needed to be solved.
The company sent me a link along with a time, and I just had to log in.
The interviewer sounded a bit rushed and seemed eager to get the process over with.
Questions
Manipulate an object, sort it, traverse through it, explain reasoning, etc.
Data structures based question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Challenging Work, Smart ColleaguesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 7, 2024Pros: Challenging, smart people, interesting, work-life balance.Cons: Big company, so can feel like you are working on something small, hard to have a big say.
- 5.0Great Culture, No ConsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 20, 2025Pros: Great place to work. Nice culture.Cons: None - no cons I can think of.
- 5.0Job at MicrosoftSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 8, 2025Pros: Good work environment and colleagues.Cons: Traffic options are sometimes limited.
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